Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. I also play the alto trombone (a smaller higher pitched trombone), the ...

He didn’t know that Beethoven proclaimed centuries ago that the trombone was “God’s Instrument” because its sound was the closest to the human voice. “God’s instrument? Really?” asks the 60-year-old ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its ...

Brian Cole originally wanted to play percussion. "Back in the fourth grade, when the students were all choosing musical instruments, my teacher showed us a chart with pictures of all of them, and I ...